Glossary

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An attribute is an characteristic of an map object (e.g. road, place or house number).

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Color coding

Color coding is used when colors are applied to a feature to distinguish the different characteristics or values of it.

Crossing

Crossings in Map Creator are places where roads connect, overpassing or underpassing another road.

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Direction of travel

Direction of travel describes the way a vehicle can go according to the travel regulations. We distinguish two opions which are one-way or two-way (aka. both ways).

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Editable objects

Editable objects is a subsection of the edit toolbar and includes places and house numbers for activation.

Edit toolbar

The edit toolbar includes the different selectable map layers distuingished in editable objects and support layers.

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Lanes

Lanes are marked strips on the road for single lines of vehicles.

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Map alerts

Map alerts are map tasks where a verification is requested.

Mapillary

Mapillary is an app to record georeferenced street-level imagery.

Mapillary tile age

The mapillary tile age describes the time segment when a street-level imagery has been taken.

Multi digitized road

A multi digitized road describes roadbeds which are seperated by a work (e.g. center traffic islands, …). They have the same road name but opposing direction of travel.

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Node

A node describes the start and end point of a road segment.

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Roadbed

The roadbed defines the part of the road where vehicles can travel.

Road network

The road network describes the available transportation network within the HERE database.

Road segment

A road segment is the smallest unit of a road stretch and defined by its start and end nodes.

Road stretch

A road stretch describes the connected single road segments.

Road types

The specific characteristics of a road is consolidated into road types. In Map Creator the following types can be distinguished: Highway, Main, Local access, Residential, Parking lot road, 4WD, Pedestrian zone, Pedestrian road and Trail.

Roundabout

A roundabout is an oval or circular traffic feature with a one-way direction and at least thre incoming side roads.

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Shape point

A shape point or mulitple shape points describe a curved or angled road segment and can be find between a start and end node.

Side road

A side road is an incoming road which connects to a neighbouring road.

Street-level imagery

Street-level imagery is a collection of connected images recorded by a camera during driving, bicycling, and so on.

Sub-shape point

A Sub-shape point or multiple sub-shape points can be found on a road segment between a start and end node and/or between shape points. If they are getting moved then they turn into a shape point.

Support layers

Support layers is a subsection of the edit toolbar and includes map alerts, discussions, mapillary coverage and gpx traces for activation.

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Viewport

The viewport is the rectangle viewing region of Map Creator.

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